Roomba 960 Review - Vacuum Wars

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00:00 Roomba 960 Review - Vacuum Wars
00:16 Roomba Lineup
00:45 Vacuuming Carpet
01:52 Pet Hair
02:25 Navigation
03:12 Build
03:30 Battery Life
04:05 Power
05:00 Mapping
05:26 Conclusion
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[@VacuumWars]

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[@xPaulRulesTheWorldx]

I've had my 960 for 4 years now, I love it so much! I've only had to replace IR docking sensor once and it's really REALLY easy to service these; everything is modular!

[@Banzai12car]

Thanks for the video! Purchased today!

[@scorchedearth1451]

This is the first vacuum robot I bought, and it cleans better than I can do myself.

[@GadgetGreg]

yeah its pretty good. got a few myself!

[@LeesReviews69]

I’ve had it for almost a year now. It picks up so much dirt it’s incredible

[@scorchedearth1451]

@@LeesReviews69 For me it doesn't have to be perfect. But when I see the container is full every day I'm happy. I have 3 cats running around, and they make a lot of mess.

[@nonelost1]

@@scorchedearth1451 how do your cats interact with your Roomba?

[@karthik11512]

I bought the 960 last black friday from Costco, and its been amazing. I have it scheduled to clean every other day.

[@MamaMimmz]

Do you remember how much it was?

[@onesexyblkdude]

Bought this a week ago and OMG... OMFG!!!! Just buy the thing! It does a better job than my real dirt devil that really really sucks. This is my first robot vac and I am beyond happy. Its quiet, looks nice, does an amazing job, has never got stuck going from the kitchen to the bathroom, and i can run it without monitoring it. I make sure it can get to wherever it needs so i doubt it will get stuck as long as you do that. I ran it before a home event and after and sheesh... it makes me feel like I am not as clean as I thought it was. The bin was full after the event with about 8 people. I have a no shoe policy so it picked up dirt and dust from my guest I guess lol. Either way I LOVE my roomba and you will also.

[@VacuumWars]

:D thanks!

[@bradleywiggins9254]

I wasn’t really in the market for a robot vacuum until I started watching your videos! I tried a couple but I ended up liking the Neato D5 the most! Thanks for the content

[@maximthemagnificent]

OOC, which did you try and why did the Neato win you over?

[@zippodk]

@@maximthemagnificent Because he did not try roborock 😂

[@austinledrew9403]

zippodk neato is way better on carpet i have both

[@zippodk]

@@austinledrew9403 Yes but fails in navigation, speed, reliability, agility, price and roborock cleans better under table and chair legs with large side brush.

[@guerogb]

How does the neato d5 do with hardwood floors?

[@Spheterix]

Thanks for the video of the 960 mine cleans really well🤗

[@VacuumWars]

Good to hear! Thanks!

[@cozykay]

Same with mine.

[@michaelcharach]

Could the 960 clean my entire basement? It is a mix of Vinyl sheet flooring and carpet. A total of 1600 sq ft in 5 rooms.

[@cozykay]

michael charach Yes, as long as it’s decently clean. All Roomba vacuums seem to have a hard time detecting small toys or tools.

[@DannyzReviews]

The roomba 960 was on for a good deal at my local hardware store but darn that low suction power is a deal breaker for me. I'm leaning towards an S5 Max but I'm having trouble finding one here in Toronto, and not to keen on getting one from china.

[@clou1969]

The so call keep out zone is STILL currently unavailable in the S9 and i7. Only a few beta testers had it. My i7 still on 1.6.6. I don’t see when they will release it. At least my Roborock S6 freshly released got it right of the box and I love ❤️ it.

[@whatgame9278]

Can you review LG cold Wireless vacuums

[@carlosmartindelcampo1365]

Great video! Which mid-range robot vac is best for hardwood floors? Thanks!

[@buisaigon1]

Easy to assemble, good strong materials, feels good, looks good.

[@maximthemagnificent]

For smart navigation vacuums, IMO sacrificing battery life for a larger bin makes a lot of sense. My Roborock S5 is definitely more bin than battery limited.

[@niccolobelli5261]

I think it really depends on the house: how many carpets you have, if you have pets, etc. My mother has LOTS of carpets plus a small dog and it happened that after 120 minutes the bin of the S5 was full. On my house, which doesn't have carpets nor animals, I can run my S6 up to 840 minutes before needing to empty the bin. That's more than a week of usage.

[@ligonc1]

Quick question- can you leave the virtual wall switch in the on position after a full cleaning cycle, will the battery deplete quicker that way or does it automatically shut off until the next cycle? Thank you and great review! I ended up getting the 960. Thanks!

[@clou1969]

You should test the LG Cordless Zero R9. That’s a real vacuum robot with AI. Just amazing one.

[@hohotunbash1542]

What is the distance to the robot vacuum in your noise level test?

[@joez328]

Can you review a Makita robot vacuum?

[@paximus4399]

You should do the bissell hard floor expert

[@LeesReviews69]

So is just like the E5 but it isn’t random?

[@Javi_Lacking]

Great review as usual, mate. Have you considered reviewing a Roomba 400/Discovery series like you did with the Original series? I personally feel they surpass the 600 series and pretty much every other random-nav bot on the market in terms of performance and reliability.

[@VacuumWars]

Thanks for the tip, ill look into it.

[@ahkeen]

What about the 985? Or is that a Amazon/Costco special?

[@ACC776]

How is it better than the i7 at carpet cleaning?

[@shanestewart9197]

Can this one go on black rugs?

[@roomba9603]

Why are you holding me captive please let me go I want to see my family again

[@roomba9603]

Yes I am but apparently this guy doesn’t think so.

[@1000BT]

@@roomba9603 i am real too

[@Spheterix]

@@roomba9603 is your brother the Roomba 980?

[@MandrakeRoomba]

@@Spheterixhi 2 years later

[@Spheterix]

@@MandrakeRoomba 👋🏻

[@Afriendexe]

You should do the lg hombot or their new cord zero r9

[@mdkrush]

It's so hard to find the max drive under height for the vacuums! Is there a class that go under 3 inch future? That should be listed everywhere... Not by you, but the companies... lol

[@Rickyfyied]

I want a Round by Round with this Vs i7 not the i7+

[@robertkent4192]

I still have a 530 and it works great

[@danielthan44]

Nice job

[@Smarteshome]

Is it possible to tell the Rommba 960 that, for example, it should only suck the kitchen?

[@lillacs4078]

Could you tell me the difference between Roomba 960 and 971 please ? Actually in France Amazon sells both with 50 € differences (971 is more expensive). I can't find anywhere the difference between theses 2 models! Thank you!

[@WeSRT4]

Shark is coming out with a smart navigation robot!

[@VacuumWars]

Yep, they are! Ill have a lot to say about that one when it comes out.

[@pepperoniboy57]

i cant wait for the rtx roomba 2070 ti super review

[@mikeslemonade]

I got 2080ti

[@Renarss1513]

Can you make roomba e5 review?

[@GenuineGents]

What if you have lots of hardwood floor and lots of dog hair?

[@Smarteshome]

Cooler test, I buy the ;)

[@cmartwin]

I think you should see about doing an update on the S9/S9+ and it’s extremely weak brush rolls. I’ve gone through three sets in about three months. They shred and fall apart even from little things like dog food bits getting stuck behind them. I think it’s a real issue that people should be aware of.

[@VacuumWars]

Interesting. I'll look into that.

[@Emmisullivan14]

What if Shark put 3 brushes? Then iRobot can't complain. 😂

[@MrBlueCreeper]

That_One_Sax actually, bObsweep bObi has 2 beushes and one sidebrush. Now, iRobot can’t complain.

[@Shino2600]

I dropped my 690 and now the E9 spin dance of death happens

[@--JohnDoe]

Do you even edge clean bro?

[@atomstarfireproductions8695]

Just wondering, how do you make the navigation video and make the path display white?

[@maximthemagnificent]

I don't know how specifically they do it, but if I were tasked with doing so, I'd take the difference between each frame and then color it white (keeping previously shaded areas white as I went, of course). The way you see lightly shaded areas of white at the edges of travel sometimes (presumably from the rotating side brush) makes me believe that's what is being done.

[@voidofspaceandtime4684]

looks like they use some sort of baking between frames that uses the tape as it's frame reference.

[@Krillinish2]

Look at 3:58 I think it has to do with the white tape on top.

[@nonelost1]

Great video. Although you did not comment about it missing a second brush, even though it clearly had room for it. I found one of those in the trash recently and I'm cleaning it out as I speak. I tested it once and it seems to work although it needs to be programmed. People around here are wasteful. Sometime ago, I found a Roomba 690 in the trash that had never been used and was still in the box! I gave it to a neighbor because it was unprogramable.

[@Casey-zk8op]

I love my 960

[@pawewitkowski9130]

What is best vacuum for hard floors ?

[@GadgetGreg]

they are all good for hard floors. their carpet boost only turns on carpet or when you want it to by activating it. this 960 will be good for floors. it will do just fine!

[@daizan2]

The cons were missing in this review, so will post them: 1. Hair filtering in the cleaning rolls does happen. A lot. 2. The brush is placed right next to one of the connectors for the battery, hence you will constantly have to clean it, for it to be able to connect the charging dock. 3. The dock, doesn’t always connect to the robot. 4. If it is out of battery or the dirty box is full, it will kindly remind you at 3:00 AM and every 20 min onwards until fixed. 5. The brush is tightened with a screw into a piece of plastique. It will break. Just a question of time. 6. It is not great with corners. 7. It is extremely noisy

[@clou1969]

i7 is really not efficient. It’s supposed to be better since it have iadapt 3.0.

[@DoctorClyde420]

Works good.

[@MattTester]

Any chance you could test the Makita XCV11 in the future please?

[@VacuumWars]

Ill make a note of it, thanks!

[@MattTester]

@@VacuumWars Thanks, it looks like it's designed to be a direct rival to the DeWalt from the recent comparison video.

[@VyralFPS]

Am I the only weird one that laughed when the hardwood review popped up?

[@cristiannicolau8584]

What is the hardware difference between the 960 and i7/9 regarding the imprint mapping? It appears that the 960 uses the same number of sensors, a camera and is also capable to send info concerning the cleaned areas which is displayed as a map. Why isn't it capable of remembering the map? What resources does iAdapt 3.0 require and the 960 doesn't have? Would it be possible install iAdapt3.0 with a future firmware update? thanks.

[@MandrakeRoomba]

Older robot Vacuums generally delete their maps after every run, mostly because of hardware limitations

[@freddydelacruz6181]

to compare... i hope this helps Rumba: amzn.to/2EQWzGN Shark: amzn.to/2tSXgNF Roborock: amzn.to/2MrtO7I Neato: amzn.to/2Mr3VVO Deebot: amzn.to/2Zo1ngc Eufy: amzn.to/2SsHhjs

[@stefano3809]

It would be cool if you could get a review of the older scooba robots the ones that scrub the floors

[@VacuumWars]

Good call, thanks!

[@atomstarfireproductions8695]

I really wish iRobot continued making the Scooba. And a thing I really want that doesn’t exist yet is something like Scooba but with smart navigation

[@crueldragon0]

Why isnt the Neato D7 on the carpet deep clean list?

[@VacuumWars]

I didnt use the same deep clean test method I currently use when I had the D7. I sold the D7 shortly after the review which I regret now.

[@eyadnezar5043]

I'm strongly suggesting to review VIOMI2.

[@shareewert3157]

How many times do you have to empty it though… i have dogs and i would be doing the upstairs only.

[@VacuumWars]

It just depends how much it picks up. I find with pet hair I need to run my robot vac more frequently than I thought at first. Those bins are small compared to a standard vac.

[@sans1981]

My new Roomba 960 is getting so much fiber off the carpet. I am concerned it may damage the carpet. Anyone else has similar issue?

[@proximo803]

Yes had the same problem in the beginning, but it stopped after a few weeks or so

[@swiftyoverfifty]

Doesn’t it say it’s only good on hard floors? I’m confused!

[@iamdenislara]

Jennie Logsdon Martin it’s.... good enough. It will pick up. But it might struggle a little with really find stuff like sand on hard floors. Nothing that a double pass won’t fix

[@minna28129418]

Tal på dansk tak

[@unaerichardson3825]

Is this good cleaning cat litters?

[@william213la]

Yes it is, it cleans perfectly. 👍

[@FishyCookies]

The hair tangle result on 960 is the reverse to i7+, I wonder why?

[@VacuumWars]

I honestly dont know. The i7 seemed to always get hair in the axel where the 960 didnt. They seem to have the same style other than the color but I havent looked at it too closely.

[@FishyCookies]

@@VacuumWars I really wish you can look into it someday

[@atomstarfireproductions8695]

The i7 has solid lines on the front brush while the 960 has dashed lines. However, I don’t understand it in terms of physics.

[@iamdenislara]

Dear Vacuum Wars, what about the 985 that Costco carries? You should review that one too

[@VacuumWars]

Its basically the 960

[@robovaccollector]

@@VacuumWars no, it is same like 980, but without carpet boost

[@yepfishing6881]

How do you keep it from going down stairs?

[@delphicdescant]

It senses a drop-off and doesn't go for it. The only way it will fall down the stairs is if somebody pushes it.

[@Alanhajoo]

I really wanted keep out zones on the roomba 690 :(

[@nonelost1]

A while back I found a Roomba 690, brand new and unopened, in the trash. But because it could not be programmed to clean only where you want to clean, I gave it to a neighbor. My guess is that grandma had received it as a gift some years ago, never used it, died, and her kids threw it out because it was obsolete. Nevertheless, it was needlessly wasteful IMO. And just lately I found a Roomba 960 in the trash that was used. I tested it once and it seemed to work although it needs to be programmed. Right now as I speak I'm cleaning it out.

[@AlanHajo07]

@@nonelost1 Oh wow haha! What a crazy story, it's nice that you got your hands on one since I believe they discontinued them

[@ahoover6170]

What will you do Friday

[@VacuumWars]

Ive got some options but Im not sure< probably the New Shark Uplight.

[@capafogxy]

What you recommend to hard floor in this price range? I wanted to buy this 960 but this review made me think maybe i should search something else

[@DanielGonzalezL]

The Roborock S5 is excellent

[@Leostan]

Yoy should review Xiaomi Mijia 1C

[@ChristineBergmann-m4f]

I won't to now the difference between the 960 & the i7

[@inewyork5592]

When a robot can do better than a cordless stick vac in deep clean carpets lol

[@eli-we3mr]

NOO I WAS READING MY BOOK

[@VacuumWars]

Man you are really starting to slip! LOL

[@VacuumWars]

lol

[@rizqmikh9956]

Noice 😁

[@Emmisullivan14]

Doesn't the camera post stuff on the internet?

[@GadgetGreg]

no it doesn't

[@Emmisullivan14]

@@GadgetGreg really?

[@GadgetGreg]

@@Emmisullivan14 yeah it only sends map data to irobot for analyses and stuff

[@Emmisullivan14]

@@GadgetGreg ohh that's cool!

[@GadgetGreg]

@@Emmisullivan14 if you have more questions let me know and check me out for more cool stuff! :)

[@AA07N7]

this is what i what, work on carpet, lot of human and pet hair..

[@paulmaldonado1969]

WAIT DON'T WASTE TIME ON THIS SOON TO BE OUTDATED . THE 2021 MODEL WILL NOT ONLY CLAN THE CARPET BUT ALSO WILL WIPE YOUR ASS WHEN YOU GO TO THE BATHROOM AND READ A BED TIME STORY EVERY NIGHT TO YOU .

[@NootNoot947]

First

[@VacuumWars]

Nice!

[@VacuumWars]

Awesome!

[@DJ_T11]

Absolute garbage. I returned it in less than 24 hours and got a Deenot 930. The navigation of the Roomba is terrible, you also need to buy $40 barriers so the robot doesn't go into areas that you don't want it to go into. The Deebot let's you set up unlimited no go areas.

[@willw3736]

I used to love your videos until I found out Shark has paid you (which you admit), that makes you biased and you can tell in your Shark videos you are paid by them

[@alexwood5425]

It is not a vacuum cleaner, it just a carpet sweeper! Useless.